[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 2, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H11207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Ms. BALDWIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BALDWIN. Madam Speaker, seniors everywhere are concerned about 
the future of Social Security, not out of selfishness, they know it 
will be there for them, but out of concern for future generations.
  Social Security is not just a commitment we made to our seniors, it 
is a commitment we made to families. It allowed so many seniors to 
remain financially independent long after retirement, ensuring that 
they would not become a financial strain for their children.
  We want future generations to have every opportunity. The best 
education, quality health care and a good job, and we want them to know 
that programs like Social Security will be there when they retire.
  And yet after all the rhetoric we have heard about protecting Social 
Security, the Republican Congress has failed to enact legislation to 
extend Social Security by even one day. I know that there are many 
grandmothers like my own who are looking to us right now. Let us work 
together to make it happen.

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